Narrative tenses
Yesterday my car _______ (break) down when I ______ (be) on my way to work.
Yesterday my car broke down when I was on my way to work.
If it _____ (not rain) tomorrow, we _____ (go) to the beach.
If it doesn't rain tomorrow, we'll go to the beach.
I wish you _____ (not live) so far away. We can't see each other in person anymore.
I wish you didn't live so far away. We can't see each other in person anymore.
Make a sentence using the prompt:
Hugh / blame / his mother / his lack of confidence.
Hugh blames his mother for his lack of confidence.
I've caught a cold. What would you recommend doing in order to ____ ______ it?
I've caught a cold. What would you recommend doing in order to get over it?
I _____ (prepare) for the test at 8 pm yesterday, so I ______ (not be) able to answer your call at that time.
I was preparing for the test at 8 pm yesterday, so I wasn't able to answer your call at that time.
If I _____ (be) a millionaire, I ______ (buy) a huge mansion and a sports car.
If I were/was a millionaire, I would buy a huge mansion and a sports car.
If only he _______ (listen) to what his friends had been telling him.
If only he had listened to what his friends had been telling him.
Make a sentence using the prompt:
Her doctor / advise / she / try a drier climate.
Her doctor advised her to try a drier climate.
When you get overwhelmed with too much pressure, what do you to _____ _____ the stress?
When you get overwhelmed with too much pressure, what do you to cope with the stress?
It _____ (be) a beautiful day. The sun _____ (shine) and birds _____ (sing).
It was a beautiful day. The sun was shining and birds were singing.
Make a second conditional sentence based on this situation:
She doesn't have a dog because she doesn't have a backyard.
If she had a backyard, she would have/get a dog.
Make a sentence using "I wish"/"if only" based on this situation:
I don't live in the countryside at the moment but I want to.
I wish I lived in the countryside.
OR
If only I lived in the countryside.
Make a sentence using the prompt:
You / can't / accuse / he / be rude. He's always so polite.
You can't accuse him of being rude. He's always so polite.
She reported that many teachers were exhausted and experiencing __________ from working too much.
She reported that many teachers were exhausted and experiencing burnout from working too much.
Last night, I ____ (still cook) dinner when my husband ____ (come) home.
Last night, I was still cooking dinner when my husband came home.
Make a third conditional sentence for this situation:
She didn't offer me a better price. I didn't buy her car.
If she had offered me a better price, I would've bought her car.
Make a sentence using "they wish"/"if only" based on this situation:
They ate so much chocolate. They're feeling very sick now.
They wish they hadn't eaten so much chocolate. They're feeling very sick now.
OR
If only they hadn't eaten so much chocolate. They're feeling very sick now.
Fill in the blank with the correct preposition and form of the verb in brackets.
She apologized profusely ____ ______ (have to) leave at 3.30 p.m.
She apologized profusely for having to leave at 3.30 p.m.
You decided to go to the beach with your friend. When you got there, it started raining. You say:
- Oh no. It started raining. We should ______ ______ home.
- Oh no. It started raining. We should head back home.
When we ____ (arrive) at the airport, the flight _____ (already take off), so we _____ (have to) catch another one.
When we arrived at the airport, the flight had already taken off, so we had to catch another one.
Make a third conditional sentence for this situation:
We didn't attend the party because they didn't invite us.
We would've attended the party if they had invited us.
OR
If they had invited us to the party, we would've attended it.
Make a sentence using 'if only" based on the following situation:
They started the project without asking you for advice even though you're the expert.
If only they had asked you for advice before they started the project. (You're the expert!)
Change the form of the words written in italics to make a correct sentence:
Instead of staying at home and cooking dinner, I suggest / take / she out to dinner for a change.
Instead of staying at home and cooking dinner, I suggested taking her out to dinner for a change.
The ship passed Land's End, in Cornwall, then _______ towards southern Ireland.
The ship passed Land's End, in Cornwall, then steered towards southern Ireland.